Jenisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NIS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jenisa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jenisa come from?
Modern: spelling of Jenissa; modern invented name, perhaps Jen + Issa
Meaning borrowed from Jenissa.
Is Jenisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jenisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Jenisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
Names like Jenisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla Julia Janessa Isabella Emma Eliza Johanna Jimena Paulina Julissa Jada Alondra
Names related to Jenisa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jenisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenisa, updated 20 October 2026.